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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 Michael Foster Library proposed in Astoria Getting out the vote School booster taught, raised money for Astoria schools By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian The Astoria School Board next month will decide whether to name the Asto- ria High School library after the late community booster Michael Foster. “The idea was presented to me by a community member that wanted to honor the contri- butions that Michael Foster has had over the years,” said Lynn Jackson, principal of the high school. Foster, who died in 2016, founded Astoria High School Scholarships Inc., whose mem- bers recommended dedication of the library. Since 1977, the group has awarded more than $3.5 million in scholarships to more than 2,000 graduates. The group’s assets have climbed to more than $8 million. Jack Heffernan/The Daily Astorian Tillamook County Commissioner Tim Josi speaks at a candidate forum Thursday at Clatsop Retirement Village. Josi was one of three candidates for the state House Dis- trict 32 position there along with John Orr and a representative for Tiffiny Mitchell. Three county Board of Commissioners candidates — Mark Kujala, Pamela Wev and Peter Roscoe — also spoke at the forum. Portland interfaith leaders, youths to push for state assault rifle ban By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM — A movement to ban assault rifles in Oregon was launched in a Portland church Thursday, with cler- ics saying youths — many of whom have been protesting for gun control — will drive the campaign. Interfaith religious lead- ers in Portland said they aim to get enough signatures on petitions to put a ban on assault weapons before vot- ers statewide in the Novem- ber election. There has been some movement in just a few other states in the wake of the Feb- ruary shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people, including: • In Delaware, Gov. John Carney called for state law- makers to ban the sale of assault-style rifles, say- ing military-style weapons like the rifle used in Florida have no place in the hands of civilians. Legislation is now being drafted. • In California, legisla- tion is proposed that would expand the definition of an assault weapon to include most semi-automatic rifles bigger than a .22. But that would require them to be licensed like assault weap- ons, not banned. In Oregon, the campaign- ers must gather over 88,000 signatures by July 6, and they’re counting on youths who have demonstrated for gun control to help. “Young people in this country are crying out. This is the moment in time where we need to step alongside them as adults and do our part with them,” said Pastor Mark Knutson of the Augus- tana Lutheran Church in Portland. While a person must be at least 18 to vote, even a 14-year-old can go out and seek signatures, Knutson told The Associated Press over SATURDAY SUNDAY 51 38 38 Mostly cloudy with a passing shower ALMANAC The Daily Astorian The state Department of Forestry seeks public com- ment on a pilot online reser- vation system for Northrup Creek Horse Camp. Campers will reserve sites at the campground through Reserve America, the same reservation system used by the state Parks and Recreation Department. All campsites will be reservation-only. The new reservation pro- The Daily Astorian The Veterans Adminis- tration will hold a meeting in Astoria from noon to 1:30 p.m. April 3 on issues, con- cerns and ideas to improve Mostly cloudy Tillamook 40/49 Mostly cloudy First Salem 39/52 Newport 40/49 Mar 24 Coos Bay 39/49 Last Mar 31 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 8:25 a.m. 8:40 p.m. Low 1.3 ft. 0.2 ft. Hi 71 37 38 57 36 39 72 28 85 45 52 65 61 64 79 67 75 39 78 40 48 58 56 57 47 Today Lo 55 24 31 29 32 25 53 20 72 34 37 49 49 58 64 57 64 28 41 28 41 46 46 37 31 MONDAY Clatsop Care Health District Board, noon, Clatsop Care Memory Community, 2219 S.E. Dolphin Road, Warrenton. Ecola Creek Watershed Coun- La Grande 32/43 Baker 28/46 W pc pc pc pc r sf c sn pc c t pc c t s c t pc s pc r pc sh pc pc Hi 75 33 46 65 44 47 71 34 85 45 51 61 61 76 82 77 78 46 69 48 52 51 57 54 46 Sat. Lo 56 17 30 34 33 27 52 20 72 26 34 45 45 47 66 46 64 26 44 27 37 34 44 40 31 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. scheduling and transition and care management. The meeting will take place in the Clatsop Post 12 American Legion dining hall at 1132 Exchange St. in Astoria. in Knappa and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. • At 8:32 p.m. Wednes- day, Donald Walter Frades, 50, of Astoria, was arrested by the Clatsop County Sher- iff’s Office on Ninth and Commercial streets and charged with DUII and reck- lessly endangering another person. cil, 4:30 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Knappa School Board, 5:30 p.m., Knappa High School library, 41535 Old U.S. Highway 30. Jewell School Board, 6 p.m., Jewell School library, 83874 Oregon Highway 103. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 02- 05-10-16-18-23-28-29 Estimated jackpot: $25,000 6-4-6 Thursday’s Keno: 02-07-10- 16-19-20-23-27-36-46-49-53- 56-62-64-68-69-71-73-78 Thursday’s Match 4: 03-05- 11-17 LOTTERIES Burns 20/41 Klamath Falls 23/41 Lakeview 20/37 Ashland 34/49 OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4-7-1-1 4 p.m.: 3-5-5-1 7 p.m.: 4-3-7-9 10 p.m.: 6-2-6-3 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 48 43 47 50 52 40 49 52 49 51 Today Lo 28 28 37 36 40 23 35 38 40 39 W c sf sh c c sh sh c c c Hi 46 44 49 49 49 41 51 53 49 50 Sat. Lo 31 22 37 34 41 21 35 38 39 39 W c sf sh sh c sh sh sh sh sh City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 58 53 53 52 52 52 51 50 53 59 Today Lo 31 32 40 38 39 39 32 37 39 33 W pc c c c c c pc c c sh Hi 53 49 53 51 52 50 50 49 52 60 Sat. Lo 35 36 40 36 38 40 33 35 40 32 W c c c sh sh c sh sh c c Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t pc pc s c s c s pc sh c c pc pc s sh t s pc s c c c c c services for veterans. At the meeting will be rep- resentatives from the Port- land Regional Benefits Office handling veterans benefits, health care, patient advocacy, suicide prevention, online Ontario 34/53 TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES with a debit or credit card. A transaction fee of $8 would be added to standard camping fees. The public can reserve campsites beginning on or about May 1. Camping opens one weekend before Memo- rial Day through November. The public can comment on the changes from Mon- day through May 4 at tinyurl. com/ReserveNorthrup or by mail at: ODF Public Affairs, 2600 State St., Salem, OR 97103. PUBLIC MEETINGS Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 UNDER THE SKY vides certainty to people trail- ering a horse to the camp, Ty Williams, Astoria District assistant forester, said in a release. “This is a popular reser- vation system that will be familiar to many campers, and should be a good fit for this campground,” he said. “It also allows ODF to pro- vide focused upkeep when we know the camp is being used.” Reservations can be made up to nine months in advance ON THE RECORD DUII • At 1:04 a.m. today, Richard Andrew Camacho, 35, of Portland, was arrested by the Clatsop County Sher- iff’s Office on Supple Road Roseburg 38/51 Brookings 36/49 Apr 8 John Day 29/44 Bend 28/44 Medford 35/51 Tonight's Sky: Caroline Herschel Birthday (1750). High 8.3 ft. 8.5 ft. Prineville 30/46 Lebanon 38/51 Eugene 36/49 Full Pendleton 32/49 The Dalles 37/56 Portland 40/53 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:22 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:25 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 7:23 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 6:41 p.m. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Some sun with a couple of showers 54 37 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 38/51 SUN AND MOON Time 2:22 a.m. 2:16 p.m. TUESDAY 54 36 Astorian, graduated from the high school in 1958, earned a bachelor’s from Willamette University and came back as a teacher in 1962. After leaving to teach with the State Department in Afghanistan and earning his master’s from the University of Oregon, Foster again returned to the high school as librarian in 1977. He retired in 1996. Portland veterans office comes to Astoria REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.08" Month to date ................................... 1.54" Normal month to date ....................... 3.74" Year to date .................................... 20.15" Normal year to date ........................ 21.13" Mar 17 52 36 Mostly cloudy, a shower in the afternoon Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 51°/39° Normal high/low ........................... 54°/39° Record high ............................ 74° in 1947 Record low ............................. 28° in 1988 New MONDAY “In my 22 years in the Asto- ria community Michael, by far, has had the most impact not only in the schools but also in service to the community,” wrote Craig Hoppes, superin- tendent in Astoria, in a letter to the school board recommend- ing the dedication of the library to Foster. Foster, a fourth-generation Northrup Creek Horse Camp goes reservation-only the phone. “This is going to be a youth campaign,” said Knut- son, who will be one of the three chief petitioners of the ballot measure. Rev. Alcena Boozer, a former high school princi- pal and pastor emeritus of St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church; and Rabbi Michael Cahana, of Congregation Beth Israel, are the other two chief petitioners. The treasurer is Imam Muham- mad Najieb, director of the Muslim Community Cen- ter of Portland and a Marine veteran. The anti-assault-rifle cam- paign was launched with a news conference at the Augustana Lutheran Church, which Knutson said is fitting. He recalled the civil rights campaigns of the 1950s and ’60s, and how churches played a role, including one in Alabama where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT The Daily Astorian School boosters hope to dedicate the Astoria High School library after the late Michael Foster, a former graduate and teacher who founded a scholarship program for graduates. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. 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